Variances

Variance Committee meeting - Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 9 a.m.

Meeting details

Meetings are held virtually via Microsoft Teams. Presenters and those associated with a variance request are put into virtual waiting rooms until the committee is ready to hear presentations.

State Aid will monitor and provide access to each variance request presentation and, when the Variance Committee is ready, will give access to the presenter(s) and those who want to attend the variance request presentation(s).

Once a presentation is done and the committee has concluded the actions on a request, the presenters and the attendees will be dismissed from the meeting and, if any additional presentations remain, the next group of presenters will be given access for their presentation.

Those not part of the variance request presentation group(s) who wish to attend any of the variance request presentations can use the Teams meeting link and will be given access by the meeting organizer.

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Or call in (audio only): 651-395-7448
- Phone conference ID: 757 460 726 #

Variance packets

District 1 - Request 2025-01 (PDF), SAP 069-616-060: St. Louis County in the City of Hibbing, Intersection Improvement Project at CSAH 16/CASH 60 and MNTH 73, is for a
- Variance from 8820.9920 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS; RURAL AND SUBURBAN UNDIVIDED; NEW OR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
  - To allow a reduced radii on horizontal curves using design speeds less than 40 mph.
Metro District - Request 2025-02 (PDF), SP 027-753-021/SP 141-020-145: Hennepin County, CSAH 153 (Lowry Ave. NE) Shared Use Path Under a BNSF Bridge, is for a
- Variance from 8820.9995 MINIMUM OFF-ROAD AND SHARED USE PATH STANDARDS.
  - The request is to allow a reduced Shared Use Path width of 6-foot for a bridge underpass in lieu of the required 8-foot minimum width.
Metro District - Request 2025-03 (PDF), SP 141-222-006: City of Minneapolis, 9th and 10th between Glenwood Ave. and Chicago Ave./14th St. E., is for a
- Variance from 8820.9951 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS, ON-ROAD BICYCLE FACILITIES FOR URBAN; RECONDITIONING PROJECTS.
  - The request is to allow a reduced lane width of 10-feet (plus 2-foot curb reaction distance) in lieu of the required 11-foot minimum width.
Metro District - Request 2025-04 (PDF), SP 141-070-020: City of Minneapolis (in Dinkytown area), 8th St SE and 10th Ave. SE from TH I-35W to the west, BNSF railroad to the north 15th Ave. SE to the east and 2nd St. SE to the south, is for a
- Variance from 8820.9951 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS, ON-ROAD BICYCLE FACILITIES FOR URBAN; RECONDITIONING PROJECTS.
  - The request is to allow a reduced lane width of 10-feet (plus curb reaction distance) in lieu of the required 11-foot minimum width.
Metro District - Request 2025-05 (PDF), SP 141-406-002: City of Minneapolis-Cedar Lake Road (MSAS 406), 280 feet of Cedar Lake Road Bridge over the BNSF railroad between Morgan Ave S and the Cedar Lake Road Bridge over CP Railroad and Bassett Creek, is for a

Variance from
- 8820.9936 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS, URBAN; NEW OR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
  - The request is to allow a reduced speed of 25 mph design speed from Sta. 12+33 to Sta. 14+47 (214’ sag curve) and from Sta. 14+49 to Sta. 15+91 (142’ crest curve) in lieu of the required 30 mph minimum.
  - The request is to allow a reduced lane width of 10.5-feet from Sta. 11+75 to Sta. 13+54.80 in lieu of the required 11’ minimum.

8820.9995 MINIMUM OFF-ROAD AND SHARED USE PATH STANDARDS
- The request is to allow a reduced design speed from 20 mph to 12 mph from Sta. 13+60 to Sta. 16+60.

Expenses

Currently, all variance advisory committee meetings are held online, and no travel expenses are anticipated for committee members unless you need to travel to a separate location to participate in the meeting. If you do need to travel to a different work location and as a result have an eligible expense for reimbursement, please contact Scott Smith prior to the meeting at scott.a.smith@state.mn.us.